1 Chronicles 25

1 Therfor Dauid, and the magestratis of the oost, departiden in to the seruyce the sones of Asaph, and of Eman, and of Idithum, whiche schulden profecye in harpis, and sawtrees, and cymbalis, bi her noumbre, and serue the office halewid to hem.

Further, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work they had to do was:

2 Of the sones of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela; sotheli the sones of Asaph vndir the hond of Asaph profesieden bisidis the kyng.

Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asharelah, sons of Asaph; under the direction of Asaph, acting as a prophet under the orders of the king;

3 Forsothe the sones of Idithum weren these; Idithum, Godolie, Sori, Jesie, and Sabaie, and Mathatie, sixe; vndur the hond of hir fadir Idithum, that profesiede in an harpe on men knoulechynge and preysynge the Lord.

Of Jeduthun: the six sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah; under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, acting as a prophet, with corded instruments gave praise and glory to the Lord.

4 Also the sones of Heman weren Heman, Boccia, Mathanya, Oziel, Subuhel, and Jerymoth, Ananye, Anan, Elyatha, Gaeldothi, and Romenthi, Ezer, and Jesbacasi, Melothy, Othir, Mazioth;

Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth;

5 alle these sones of Heman weren profetis of the kyng in the wordis of God, that he schulde enhaunse the horn. And God yaf to Heman fourtene sones, and thre douytris.

All these were sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God. And to make great his power God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6 Alle vndur the hond of her fadir weren `delid, ethir asigned, to synge in the temple of the Lord, in cymbalis, and sawtrees, and harpis, in to the seruyces of the hows of the Lord nyy the kyng, that is to seie, Asaph, and Idithum, and Heman.

All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.

7 Sotheli the noumbre of hem with her britheren, that tauyten the songe of the Lord, alle the techeris, was twey hundrid `foure scoor and eiyte.

And the number of them, with their brothers who were trained and expert in making melody to the Lord, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

8 And thei senten lottis bi her whiles euenli, as wel the gretter as the lesse, also a wijs man and vnwijs.

And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.

9 And the firste lot yede out to Joseph, that was of Asaph; the secounde to Godolie, to hym, and hise sones and hise britheren twelue;

Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve?

10 the thridde to Zaccur, to hise sones and hise bretheren twelue;

The third Zaccur, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

11 the fourthe to Isary, to hise sones and hise britheren twelue; the fyuethe to Nathanye,

The fourth Izri, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

12 to hise sones and hise britheren twelue;

The fifth Nethaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

13 the sixte to Boccian, to hise sones and hise britheren twelue;

The sixth Bukkiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

14 the seuenthe to Israhela, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The seventh Jesharelah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

15 the eiythe to Isaie, to his sones and britheren twelue;

The eighth Jeshaiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

16 the nynthe to Mathany, to his sones and britheren twelue;

The ninth Mattaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

17 the tenthe to Semei, to his sones and britheren twelue;

The tenth Shimei, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

18 the elleuenthe to Ezrahel, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The eleventh Azarel, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

19 the tweluethe to Asabie, to his sones and britheren twelue;

The twelfth Hashabiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

20 the thrittenthe to Subahel, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The thirteenth Shubael, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

21 the fourtenthe to Mathathatie, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the fiftenthe to Jerymoth,

The fourteenth Mattithiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

22 to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The fifteenth Jeremoth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

23 the sixtenthe to Ananye, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The sixteenth Hananiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

24 the seuententhe to Jesbocase, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The seventeenth Joshbekashah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

25 the eiytenthe to Annam, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The eighteenth Hanani, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

26 the nyntenthe to Mollothi, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the twentithe to Eliatha,

The nineteenth Mallothi, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

27 to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The twentieth Eliathah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

28 the oon and twentithe to Othir, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The twenty-first Hothir, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

29 the two and twentithe to Godoliathi, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the thre and twentithe to Mazioth,

The twenty-second Giddalti, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

30 to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The twenty-third Mahazioth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

31 the foure and twentithe to Romonathiezer, to his sones and britheren twelue.

The twenty-fourth Romamti-ezer, with his sons and his brothers, twelve.